Great Apes Engage in Playful Teasing Like Humans, Revealing Surprising Similarities in Cognitive Skills

Medicine & Technology Feb 16, 2024

New research reveals that great apes engage in playful teasing, possibly laying the foundation for human humor with poking, tickling, and stealing behaviors. Read the article for more details.

Observing Natural Behavior of Mice With Machine Learning as a New Approach in Neurological Experiments on Animals

Jun 15, 2023

A different approach in mice experiments was used by neuroscientists where natural behavior is studied along with the use of machine learning. Find out more about it in this article.

3 Ways to Help Pets Overcome Separation Anxiety

Jan 07, 2021

If you're worried about leaving your pets when you go back to work or school, here are 3 tips to help them overcome separation anxiety.

Does Your Dog Howl Each Time You Sing a Christmas Carol? There's an Instinctive Reason for It

Dec 23, 2020

Dogs' howling as we sing our favorite Christmas carols does not mean they're criticizing our singing.

Contagious Yawning, Also Seen in Orangutans

Dec 18, 2020

Yawning could be contagious in humans and other social animals. For the first time, researchers have found that even solitary animals display contagious yawning, too.

Kangaroos Use Unique Gaze to ‘Talk’ to Humans

Dec 17, 2020

A study found that kangaroos could "talk to humans" using a unique gaze.

Ants Display Advanced Cognitive Abilities With Foraging Food Using Tools

Oct 08, 2020

Using tools to gather food was thought to be a unique ability to humans than other mammals such as chimpanzees. A new study reveals how black imported fire ants use grains of sand as a tool to forage liquid food.

Risky Animal Behavior Influenced and Triggered by Hunger

Oct 06, 2020

A study from the University of Jena, Germany looks at the high-risk behaviors of animals driven by poor nutritional conditions. Hunger can influence animals to migrate or explore new places in search of food.

These 4 Animals Possess Specialized Senses

Aug 11, 2020

Previous studies have already established how animals "sense" the environment around them in an entirely different way from how humans do. To learn more about these natural curiosities, here are four animals with specialized senses.

Marine Species are Moving Towards the Poles Six Times Faster than Terrestrials Amid Climate Change: Here's Why

Jun 01, 2020

Climate change caused by humans are drastically affecting the behavior of thousands of species, including humans, who are failing to take responsibility.

Chimpanzees Pass On Knowledge To The Next Generation, Study Finds

Jun 02, 2017

Chimps are found to transfer the knowledge to their next generation according to a study of the chimps' behavioral experiment.

Most Comprehensive Study On Antarctica’s Penguins Confirms Number Of Flightless Birds In The Continent Are Diving

Apr 27, 2017

The effects of climate changing have been affecting wildlife as the most comprehensive study on Antarctica’s penguin revealed that birds in the region are short in number.

Naked Mole Rats Could Survive Without Oxygen, Don’t Get Cancer & Turn Into Plants

Apr 21, 2017

Find out interesting facts from the study about the naked mole rats here.

No More Cats Vs. Dogs Fight In India: Leopards, Tigers, and Dholes Coexist With Less Conflict

Mar 03, 2017

Basically, cats and dogs whether big or small species always fight upon seeing each other. One another would like to defend its territory as well as compete for their prey.

Clever Birds use Weight and Sound when choosing their Nuts

May 26, 2015

In yet another example of avian ingenuity, researchers from Poland and Korea have discovered that birds have the ability to use weight and sound to distinguish more desirable peanuts from their less desirable counterparts.